Singapore’s evolution from colonial trading port to high-tech financial center has been held up as an example to follow for decades. But does it still provide a blueprint in this era of rising protectionism, AI disruption, and geopolitical rivalry? In Emerging, Haslinda Amin sits down with Singapore Ambassador-at-Large Chan Heng Chee and Pushan Dutt, professor of economics and political science at INSEAD, to discuss what drove Singapore’s rise, why China and Vietnam successfully adapted parts of its model, and why many others including India have struggled to replicate that success. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Can the Singapore model still work today? 00:02:06 - What made Singapore's economic model a success? 00:06:58 - How China's Deng Xiaoping drew lessons from 00:08:21 - Why Singapore is a proof of concept, not a blueprint 00:10:39 - Why China and Vietnam succeeded, while India and Latin America 00:15:19 - The middle-income trap facing emerging economies 00:17:16 - Has Al broken the Asian development model? 00:27:16 - Jobs, anxiety and the growing pressure on governments 00:33:19 - What should the next model for growth and development look like? Watch Bloomberg Vodcasts: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe4PRejZgr0MS0Tqk_zQl1LVVTdWuH2Di Subscribe to Bloomberg Podcasts: https://bit.ly/BloombergPodcasts Visit us: https://www.bloomberg.com/podcasts Visit our other YouTube channels: Bloomberg Television: https://www.youtube.com/@markets Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/bloomberg For coverage on news, markets and more: http://www.bloomberg.com/video